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Giggling about an emergency press conference

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Giggling about an emergency press conference

The host of Giggly Squad recounts a traumatic and humbling experience after receiving a Botox injection for TMJ pain at a new clinic, which resulted in an unexpected and severe loss of facial movement, making it difficult for her to smile. Initially unaware of the risks, she felt overwhelmed and anxious, leading to a deep emotional crisis. The incident prompted her to confront her own self-criticism and mental health struggles, particularly her tendency to suppress emotions and hide from vulnerability. She shares that the experience has brought her closer to her family, especially her mother, and has fostered a sense of community with other women through shared stories of trauma and resilience. The episode underscores how such personal missteps can lead to profound self-reflection, highlighting the importance of openness, mutual support, and emotional honesty in both personal and professional life. Despite the challenges, she remains hopeful, noting that her body and mental state are improving and that the experience has deepened her connection to her community and faith. She also emphasizes the need for greater awareness around medical risks and the importance of women speaking up about their bodies and mental health, calling on listeners to support one another through empathy and shared experience. Ultimately, the story serves as both a personal confession and a call to action for women to embrace vulnerability as a form of strength.

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(upbeat music) - Sup, giggler. - Gary, fix your Wi-Fi. - Man, if that's shit, we can't be manners. (laughing) - I'm in the day, just got away from me. - You guys, I have to have an emergency press conference right now. I can't believe this is happening. I cannot. - No, I believe. - I'm in shock. - I've been going through something. - And it's not funny. - It hasn't been funny. I haven't laughed about it. - He's just been getting a kick out of my life. Would you know what? If that's the one joy that we get out of this, we'll just let it go, let it fly. I'll let it go. This is me now. (laughing) - Is this the equivalent of like your friend mispronounces a word forever for the rest of your guys? And it's not funny. So. - Okay, so start from the start from the beginning. - Yeah. - And one thing I do wanna say about giggly squatters, we'd love to say that we live and we learn, but we don't. - We don't. - We don't learn from each other's mistakes. We don't learn from our own mistakes. - And this is supposed to be a forum where we talk about our shared experiences so that other people can relate or not relate and we learn collectively. And as the host of this show, we haven't learned a goddamn. (laughing) Not a goddamn thing. - Now one thing about the gigglers is they know me better than anyone. Better than my own, almost my own mother who betrayed me last week. Also the hardest part about this was not telling the gigglers like every second of this year. It actually was driving me insane. - We had a call about it. - We had a little call about it. We had to cut like moments of the past two pods where I like started talking about it. But I'm like, I can't hold it anymore. Two weeks ago, I innocently went to get masseter, Disport for my TMJ. You guys know me. I don't do Botox. I however have gotten masseter Botox twice. You guys know that. And I went to a new place. Was it a group on? No. But was it, would I probably done more research if it was group on? (laughing) - Was it under the umbrella of group on? Someone say it had the same energy. - Was it convenient? And I didn't look up anything? - Yes. - So I get there and I'm like I'd love to get some Botox. And the lady was like, what did you get last time? And I was like, oh, I'm not a woman in STEM. Like I don't, I have no idea what happened. - Pull up my chart 'cause I don't know. - And she was like, we don't do charts here. And I was like, of course you don't. No, but she was like, is it Disport? Is it Zillman? Is it, I was like, I literally have no idea. I'm not a Botox girly. I just, I clenched my teeth really bad and I wake up with headaches sometimes. 'Cause, you know, I'm a woman of the arts. And I, - Yeah, God forbid someone has a little anxiety around here. - A little trauma. And I, some people have it in their hips. I do too, but it's also in my jaw. And I did not know there were risks to this procedure. I've never heard of a risk. I didn't even know this could happen. So she uses Disport and I, she was kinda messing around a little too long back there. Like, you know, when they're like making it, I guess. And I remember something in my soul was like, get out of here. - You had a gut feeling. - 34 years old, the people please are in me. She's so strong. Even though no one's really pleased with me, she's still working hard. (laughs) And I remember thinking like, what could go wrong? She's just like, what, your masseters are a little too weak, whatever. She puts it in, we're great, we're key-king. Thank you so much, love you, bye. I'm going to the USO bin Golf a couple days later. By the way, I'm great. Living life, actually, one of the highest moments of my life probably, things are going well. - Nice. - My friendships are great. My family's healthy and great besides grandpa. And everything is working. My career's doing well. And I was like, yeah. - We're gonna have a spectacular summer. We truly are. And I wake up that morning and I try to smile and it feels kinda tight. And I thought I had like dry skin or something. And I, so I put lotion on like maybe I have dry skin. - Yeah. - It's so weird. So then I do this interview and I'm like, still feeling kind of weird. And then I'm like, oh my God, is it possible that the poison that was injected in my face is now gonna ruin my face? - Would this be the repercussions of my own actions? - In real time. And it's a very humbling experience. - No. So then two days go by. I call Paige. She's like, what was your experience? - I was just in shock that you would just do this on a whim. Go to like a new place randomly on a lady. - Does that shock you? Kind of. Because like I, you wanna know what? I look at you as my shepherd. Like you're leading. And so once you've gone astray, I'm like, - But I'm not leading you in any beauty type stuff. - No, but you do lead in like- - Sanity. - Yeah. - Don't do that. That's right. - Well, I was arguably getting a medical procedure done. It was not cosmetic. It was literally medical. And I did not know this. I literally did not know this could happen. So I call Paige. Actually, it was really funny. - Do the smile. - Let's like really take a look. See an agander while we're dealing with it. - This is as much as I could smile you guys. - And don't screenshot that page. - Don't. - I swear to God. - I swear to God. - Post, and also you guys, don't make me the face of Botox mishaps. I love my natural face. I love my natural movements. And I remember telling the lady, I was like, by the way, I do on camera stuff 'cause I'm humble, you know? I'm not like, by the way, my podcast is, you know? Very popular. - They don't care. - I said, it's on camera. I really knew my face to move. She's like, yeah, it's Botox. It just, it, it, it, the dashboard helps with the tension of your jaw. So I call the lady who did it. And she's like, hey, how you all doing? And I was like, I'm kind of freaking out. The smile is kind of shorter than it should be. - It's a bit wonky. - It's a bit wonky. It's not for me, love. It's not for me. - So she, sweet, sweet, sweet girl. First, she was like, it's gonna get better. Don't worry, like it'll get better. And let me just preface. We would never shame the girls who did this to us. - Oh, so a girl's never done anything wrong. It was our choice. So this sweet girl, it was her birthday. But she, in the beginning, it actually wasn't this bad. I just was like, I feel like something's off. And she was like, yeah, don't worry. Just like, smile a lot or whatever else. Like, cool, cool, cool. So then I told her, just, in like, two weeks, you think it'd be better because I actually have a huge job coming up in Toronto that I'm super excited about. And she was like, why didn't you tell me that? - She was like, two weeks, it's gonna peak, babe. But also, I was like, sorry, I didn't give you my resume. Like, I don't know, like, you should always assume the person's face needs to work. Yeah, it's important in this equation, yeah. And she was like, so was the day. I'm like, it's three weeks of a gig. So she starts freaking out. - It's the last person you want freaking out. - I'm basically like, what can I do? And she's like, try to smile a lot. So then I go to a girl in West Hampton. And she's like, look, and I've looked all over the land. She's like, you have to wait it out, but I will try to put saline solution in your face. So then I go and get saline solution injected all in my face. - Yeah, did that help? - I don't think so. - Okay. Now mind you, intermittently, I'm getting face times where Hannah is giving me different facts at one point she says. Should you know that they're scientifically studied? If you can't smile, you will go into a depression. (laughing) Okay, so guys, this is the mental fatigue. At one point, at one point she goes, I went back to the podcast when this happened to you and I listened more closely. I go, okay, let's know when I was coming through something. You were like, yeah, yeah, your vein get over it. - So I go to Pilates. - Just trying to live a normal life. - And I was kind of in hiding in West Hampton, but I go to Pilates and my Pilates instructor's laughing at me, but I'm like, whatever. So I'm about to start my Pilates class. And the girl next to me is like, oh, that was hard for me. (laughing) I just, I just lost a muscle something just like fell off. I go, and I was like, and I was like, "Hey," and she's like, "I'm a giggler." And I'm like, "Nice to meet you." And then I looked in the mirror, and it looks like I was looking at her like, "You fucking freak." Like, "Why'd you talk to me?" So we're like about to start, and I'm like, "By the way, I just got weird, uh, masseter Botox. I can't smile. I'm not being rude. I swear." And she's like, "No problem. I'm gonna show a bunch of, uh, after the show." "No problem. You fucking bitch." I didn't know I literally like, "Nice to meet you." Thanks for listening to my podcast. And this is what's insane is I'm low-key, the smileiest person ever. Like I would get, I would get made fun of as a kid for like, always giggling, always smiling. To the point that like, I smile too much, I've never been more aware. I love a mercy smile, a fake laugh. You're a nervous smileer. I'm a nervous laugher. I smile and laugh for everything. So then after the class, a bunch of Googlers came up to me, and I'm trying to navigate it. But in my head, I can't process what they're saying because I'm thinking that they think that I'm being like, not cool with that. A freak. A freak. Yeah. And I tell all of them. But now I'm like, I feel like Lindsay Lohan and me girls, I'm like, "I can't stop talking about it." So like, everyone is like, "By the way, I even. " The blind structure threw me in the sauna, and I'm just like, in the sauna, just like, alone with my thoughts, Googling it. And people are like, "This happened to me, and I couldn't smile for six months, and I was in the darkest place in my life." And then it's really, it's a very humbling. I try not to look at the comments really ever because I don't like, when comments like affect our creativity, but I was like, let me just check the giggly YouTube to see if people are on to me. And there was one person that was like, "Literally no shade, no tea, love Hannah, spun things going on." Someone responded and was like, "No shade, no tea, don't speak about women's bodies. She's probably going through something. It could be anxiety." Like, she's going through really hard times. Like, you just froze your face in anxiety. Like, you're so nervous, you can't move. Someone was so sweet, they were like, please, you don't know what Hannah's going through or why. And I said, period. It was a valid. There was more things like, guys, this is fucking weird. And then I'm, I'm a talker. Like when something's worrisome to me or I'm stressed about something, I need to talk about it. So I'm, I feel like this is therapeutic for me because I've been, I've been hiding because I've been trying to fix it. And I also leave tonight for one of the bigger gigs of my life for three weeks in Toronto hosting a TV show. Now, are there a ton of comedians who don't smile? Yes. A lot of male comedians, some stern female comedians. Are there a lot of celebs who get too much Botox and their face doesn't move? Yes. I have to navigate the next three weeks. The good news is I think after three weeks, it'll loosen up a little bit. I have a very high metabolism. Yes, you do. I do. And we know that you have short-term muscles. Fast-switch muscles, fast-switch muscles. Also, there's levels to this because now you guys realize I want to see my mom because I was in a dark place. And thank God for my family this weekend. They literally wait till my dad hears about this. Mary's gonna fucking kill me, but Loki, like, I look so good, magging. Yeah. I did point out at one point I was like, your crew, your occupation is comedian, just throwing that out there. So, like, smiling is a prerequisite and part of the gig. Unless you're sarcastic. Right. Someone say I'm funnier when I don't laugh my own jokes, which, you know, is my favorite thing to do. Yeah. I mean, that's why I wake up in the morning. What are the other two? Um, but it is getting better, I think. Yeah. Do you think it's better from the last part we did? So, the other night, I think I worded it as it's different. Okay. It's not as your lip, your top lip at one point was really going up. Yeah. It was going really high. Yeah. It's definitely widened, which makes me think that these, their muscles are kind of, like, chilling out a little bit because we want it to be wider. Sorry. I'm so depressed right now. I just, I actually was like, just breathe. And this is the thing. When stuff like this happens to your life, it's not about what happens to you is how you react to it. And how have I reacted to a great no? Have I been pushing people away because I can't stop talking about it and have I been a ball night on Reddit trying to find people who have experienced the same thing and actually not finding, finding that many situations. This is extremely rare what's happening to me. I don't know why it happened to me, but then I think of a picture. I don't have cancer. I thought you were going to say, I don't have kids. It's like, okay. It took a turn, but it is alive. I still have my brain. I'm tan right now. And it's, this is temporary. Yes. Wait, tell them my mom said. She was like, are you okay? And I'm like, this is me smiling. Oh no, she goes, maybe don't, maybe don't smile. Just don't smile. But it also makes me realize how like, I feel like if I was a man, this wouldn't affect me as much. And go, I was even watching some male basketball podcasts and none of them smile. They all just kind of talk shit and no one's, they don't really laugh at each other that much. And I'm like, I just have to pretend I'm a male podcaster. They don't have as much criticism. Well women are always, it's like smile, smile, be pleasant, smile. But I'm also interacting with Uber drivers and everyday life. And I'm like, buying something at the store and I'm like, they think I'm a bitch. Bitch. The good news is my speech is like improving. Me and Hannah were straight up role-playing last night because I was like, okay, give me a monologue and I won't look at you and let me see if it sounds different and you sounded great. Thank you. When I announced C8 and speak slower. Yes. So anyway, the reason I went to hang out with my parents this last weekend was for emotional support and thank God they were there for me, they were amazing, but that's why my mom was like, maybe you come watch me do the national anthem. And I was like, I need to get out of the house like I have to stop ruminating about this. And that's why when I was running going through all that torture, there was like other levels to it that I was upset about. Mind you, I posted the photo of the five came my mom tricked me into running, which we'll post on the YouTube or Apple video if you get it. Everyone was mad about my shoes. Oh, honey, I didn't even see them. They were my cocoa golf tennis shoes that it wore because I thought we were walking to the race. Also, yes, I was holding two Arizona ISTs and a banana because they were free. Who's mad about two Arizona ISTs and a banana, that sounds like any time someone says Arizona IST, I'm in. Yeah. I'm in. Yeah, I'm coming. Yeah. Arizona IST, I've never had a nice time. Yeah, have a sip. Never finished one. Do you know a fucking big sum of them are? Mass. They're huge. Like bazookas. So that's why I also look so miserable because I can't smile. So it was like, it was a lot, but I do have to say, even though I've made fun of my mom so much, she's been my rock in all of this and Illinois has been very, very great about it. Like because you know when you're, you don't want to stress other people out, you know? See, when I was going through this, I was like, everyone should be at the same exact stress level I'm at because this is a code red people. We have a serious problem on our hands. This is emergency press conference code red. I need the giggler's love and support more than ever right now. You know what they say? Like something bad happens to your life and like the world just keeps spinning and like people just keep going about their days. That's how I felt. I was like, guys, how are you waking up and going to work? I can't move. My mouth. Well, it's crazy also. And that's, I have like a high thought, but like how you can experience life so differently, like my life right now is literally just me navigating my smile and it's all I care about. It's all I think about when I talk to someone I look at their smile and you guys, it's like when you have a cold and you're like, I would give anything to be able to breathe through my nostril right now. Yeah. That's why I feel I'm like, if I could smile again, I don't care. But then I'm humbling and it puts life into perspective. I truly think it's like a sign from God to both of us like, don't do it, I told you not to do it. Yeah. You guys went and did it and it's not for you. I don't think it's for us because I think there is this larger plan that we are like amazing actresses and we must be able to move our face. We must. We have to have expression. Yes, also I was afraid I put a hex on myself because the next one, sometimes I feel like people like siphon my energy and they get the outcome that I actually deserve. This is like out of some karmic shit you did because you know I've been clean. Okay. I'm getting blamed for your karma. OK, because I don't have enough of my own to deal with. No, we are fully connected right now. We're both on our periods. Like, we are the same weight. Hannah and I also literally-- Hannah got her periods last night. I got mine this morning. So this is insane. Guys, I got-- for the first time ever, I got my period on a red eye. What does that mean? Nothing. Wait, I went to my astrologer today. Did you talk to them? Yeah. What did they say about my smile? Oh, yeah, you're a fuck. [LAUGHTER] He started it out saying, everyone goes into nine year cycles. The hardest years are year two and year seven. You are currently in your year seven. And I was like, perfect. But I feel like you've been having a good year. I feel like I have been, too. But I rather you be in your bad year now, because it's like coming-- it's almost over. Because next year is the best and most amazing year for you. And I was like amazing. And he was like, your manifestation powers next year off the charts. He recorded it and he sends it to you. And I'll put his name in our newsletter. It was transformational. It was one of the best readings, because I haven't had a reading with him in six years. He goes, last time I talked to you was 2020. And I was like, which is crazy, because it feels like yesterday. And everything he said in that reading happened. He was like, how motivated were you months after we talked? And I was like, my career completely changed. And I broke up with my boyfriend. But he was like, it was one of the most transformational things that you needed to go with. Go through to get this motivation. Did you learn anything else, new? I learned that-- what did I learn? You actually $500 later. I have to realize it because you black out when you're doing it, because it's so much information. Here's the thing. Sometimes when you're going to psychics or mediums or astrologers, you have to come up with your own questions. And whether you're doing it for 30 minutes or an hour, this guy, I'm not kidding. This guy talked for one full hour. He was like, stop me at any time if you have questions. Is he also like a medium? Or he's just reading your chart? A astrologer. He's reading my chart. A astrologer. I'm trying to think of like certain-- He just said like certain things about me. Not one thing about me. Nothing about partnerships. Nothing about business partnerships. Nothing about giggles. Nothing about smiles. Disport. Yeah, he did say that like next year, because it's my manifestation year. It's just like everything I've ever wanted, which is like Giggly Squad. He did say things about like Giggly Squad this year. I'm going to have to offline about something. I have to relist it, because I blacked out during it. And sorry, I put you on the spot. I put you on the spot. Also, it's hip-butt. Like, that was crazy of me. It's hip-butt. That was insane. Yeah. Like, we talked about my fertility. It was like-- That was insane. He said that there was one unique thing in my chart, because he was like, yeah, typically I can see when motherhood, where there's a gap in a chart that would mean that's when you're starting to have kids. He was like, because motherhood is such a strong part of your existence and your chart, you have free range to start and stop whenever you want, because once you start, it's your whole life. Like, it's your-- Oh, my god. He was like, it's actually the first time you ever feel fulfilled. No, I'm going to-- wait, that's the sad thing I've ever heard. He also said it's the first time I ever feel like my love is going to, like, something worthy of it. And I'm like, so scorpion. You are so-- no, I'm going to cry. You're going to love your baby so much. Not as much as Daphne, but, like, you will. Right. You will. So anyway, there's that. He did say there were three different spots where I could get married. And one was in 10 years. And I was like, clip. Goodbye. Bye, bye. I actually want to book him. And I'll be like, can you please stop asking me about how long this board lasts? He does, like, what's going on this year? What's happening this, like, next three months? And then, like, what's happening next year for you? Anyways, I honestly feel like I have a huge monkey off my back, just telling the gigglers, I feel lighter than ever. But I need everyone-- I've turned to religion. I've turned fully to religion. I need everyone to pray to St. Anthony to know what it is to find my smile. It's your karma from last pod when you said you were agnostic. And God said, oh, really? I think you'll be praying to me soon, bitch. No, I'm fully religious. I'm Mormon. I believe in Joseph White, or whatever, salamanders. I believe in it all. And I need the power of prayer. I need the nuns, the sister nuns. Hi, sisters. Hi, sister. And you're so good at that, sister. Please, please pray. Are nuns a lot to get Botox? I'm sure there-- I'm sure there's nothing in the Bible against it. But it seems like a material item that they wouldn't care about. I saw this video today, and it was this mom asking her daughter a question. And I want to see what your initial answer is to it, because I had my initial answer while I was watching it. And she asked her, if a guy came up to you and asked you for help lifting something into his car, what would you say? A stranger? Yeah, what's your initial thought? Hell no. Yeah. Nope. When he says, hey, can you help me lift this into my car? Well, OK, there's a lot of scenarios. In New York City, if a man even says, can I have the time or whatever, I'm like, no, thank you. So I just say, no, thank you. I don't want to be kidnapped. OK, let's say it's not New York City walking down the street, because you're right, that is like-- So this is like a neighborhood thing? Let's say you're in a parking lot. I say, so sorry, I'm running late. So sorry, I'm running late. Also, just broke my hand. OK, that's so funny. My hand's broken, sorry. My first-- I think the little girl said, like, you don't have arms that work. Oh, period. Slay. But my initial reaction was, I just froze my eggs. I can't lift anything. That was the first thing I thought. Sorry, I have a doctor's note, actually. And I-- Sorry, I just got my period on a red eye. Also, I'm be so real with you, I would help him, because I'm not cool. Like, I would be like, sure. And then we'd be like, I'd be like, is there a head in that bag? Then I'd be like, can we just help with the sun gig? Squad, it's going to be so crazy. But you-- I think maybe you're helping because you didn't grow up in the suburbs where you didn't have to think. No, you grew up in New York City. One of my saying you had way more dangers. Oh, the danger's everywhere. I-- if it-- I would try to get the vibe. But also, like, I'll fight. Like, I would be like, I'd love to fight this man right now. Well, because when I saw the video, I had a memory of my mom used to do that to me all the time when I was younger. Like, if we ever went-- Yes, if we ever went shopping, just the two of us, which like-- but it was all the time. But if we like left the mall and the sun was down and we were walking to our car, before we would leave the mall, she would get her keys out, put them in between her finger and say, OK, you have to be-- I mean, this started from like, five years old. You have to be alert when you're in a parking lot. You-- like, you have to-- I mean, this was before phone. This definitely didn't like help your anxiety, though, but continue. She's-- she's-- You know what you take on the nervous system of your mother. And let me tell you, parking lots are not good for us. She became fully wolverine, Kim wolverine, fine. She was, if someone comes up to you, you say, absolutely not. Like, she would grab my hand, like, with her other hand. And she'd be like, you just have to get to the car, you open the door, and you don't talk to anyone. Like, it was very much a routine. There's a crazy story about my papa in Brooklyn, in like, the '50s, I guess. And there's a story about-- he said he was walking down the subway and some guy was walking up. And he didn't like how the guy was looking at him. Like, he felt like the guy was going to like, rob him or something. He's something. So he broke his nose. And I was like, papa, I feel like they were steps. Like, what if I actually, like, what if he got weird Botox in his eye? And that's all he looked at. Like, and he was like, well, I didn't want to find out. I'm like, is that the other day? I'm in Albany. I'm going on a walk in a park. My parents walk in a park. I'm with my mom. My brother's girlfriend were walking all next to each other. This guy, there's also buildings around this park at a convention center, some random whatever. This guy is coming around the corner from one of the buildings. But he's walking at me with a swift pace. And I couldn't see his hand. And his hand looked weird. And I was looking over my shoulder every two seconds because he was really coming close. Whatever passes me and keeps going. And. I just looked around and I was like, "Guys, did anyone else think he was coming to stab me?" Also, I love that you're like, "Q's trying to stab me, not all of you guys, don't be jealous." What guy? I go, "That guy looks like he was coming up from behind me and was going to stab me in the side." Eyes and ears. Stay alert. And the only person that came to my defense who was behind me was my brother who said, "I saw that guy I was watching him." I said, "Because he looked like he had a knife." I do think that growing up in New York City, there's so many crazy people running around, like just with knives all the time, that you're just kind of like, "They're just wielding knives." You're just wielding knives at, you know, 7 a.m. on a Tuesday in Times Square. And you're just kind of like, "Just stay alert." But I've gotten myself in the last stupid situations. One more thing that I just remembered about my astrologers. He said that your three signs also have attached like child teenager adult. And this was like when people say like, "Oh, I have an old soul." That like really does mean something like, "You could legit have an old soul." All three of mine are adult. And he was like, "You really don't like nonsense." He also said like, "There's no part of me that's like a baby." So like, I'm never a cry baby. If there's any time where I'm like feeling bad for myself or feel like a baby, I snap out of it immediately because I'm like, "Get over it." I'm kind of obsessed with you being born and you're like, "I don't do that. Wow, wow, shit." Well, he goes, "Were you really mature as a child?" And I was like, "I literally was like, I'm not playing outside. That's for kids. I have business to do." Got my business woman. I literally created a fake company. Sorry, don't do choice time. I have meetings. I was like, "I'm not playing house. I have a board meeting in the living room. Get it to get, like, what?" It was called teeter totter company. And I ran it. Like, I. That's so funny. That's so interesting. Yeah, that's so, so interesting like, because like some people will always identify as children. Yeah. And I don't. I don't. Do you know what's weird? And this isn't a brag, because I really think like me and you both need a cry more. I haven't cried once during this experience. I think more because I deal with self-hate more than sadness. So I've more just been angry at myself. Okay. I've just been like, "You stupid, stupid dumb bitch." Host of the podcast giggly squad deals with self-hate. Well, no one wants to admit it's a mental health pod, because we don't market that way. We don't market that way, because that'll scare people, because no one wants to talk about their mental health. We're out here doing it. I did see something that upset me. We were talking about Javier Bardem. Yes. He's shooting a movie, like, making out with Kate Hudson all over New York City right now. I don't know how actors do it. Let's talk about it. Like if I was Penelope Cruz, and I saw Kate Hudson, who we love, by the way, and my other bestie, all over my husband, pretending to be in love, I'm like, that you guys are all in fake relationships. You're all cheaters. You're all in open relationships and just being like, "Oh, I'm just pretending to make out with him. It's not real. I'm just pretending." If I had a nickel. You know me. I'm a trustworthy person. I don't think everyone's cheating. I always believe people. Absolutely not. Yeah. How would you deal with your man having three weeks where he's just in love with Kate Hudson making out kissing? No. No. And he goes, "Babe, this is my job." No. Let's do role play. I'm literally getting emotional and annoyed. Babe, I went to France to study acting to get this role with this amazing director. And I need to, yeah, it happens to be Kate. Kate and I are friends. Kate and I are just friends. When I say I think all people are cheating, I don't really mean that. I do. I think there are more professions that lead and lend itself to cheating. Like, okay, if you're a professional athlete, nine times out of 10, I kind of think you're cheating or you have cheated or whatever. If you're an a-list actor, yeah, I think that maybe you probably have also. I think it has to be something that it's such a unique situation that has to be talked about way before you get married. I mean, the only thing is is that they're both actors. Yeah. So they both have this brain and have been in situations where they have to do this. So I don't think they see it. Here's the other thing. I've never been in a situation where we've been in a movie or a television show where we're making out with someone. I, just like everything else, I imagine that it becomes so mundane and analytical in terms of a shot. I think they'll work. I think they're a bunch of little freaks. See, I don't, I think in some situations, yes, but I think the majority of the time it is really work. Like if he came home every night being like, "Oh, fucking Kate, she's so annoying." I actually think that's a red flag. Oh, he's over-competating. I think if he's coming home and complaining about someone, I actually don't like that. I'm playing Chess, checkers, you're playing Chess. I'm like, wait, she's like this much in your head that you like have feelings of dislike toward her, you should feel nothing. Ooh, you should feel nothing, period. You should feel nothing. Break that down, guys, break that down. Yeah. My man is not coming home from work and telling me some story about some woman that is. I think we're both correct in this in that, as always, it's just if there's been multiple movies that people fall in love, like Brad and Angelina, also I did like one shoot with like a male model for tennis and we had to like be like smiling at each other and like there was like five minutes and I was like, is that my husband? That's the equivalent of like an airport crash. Yeah. It's like because in the moment and it's going to be over soon and I don't actually have to know this person because he is probably a loser freak, but like right now he's hot and he's my husband in the airport. But that's why you cheat because you're like, I have a full family at home, this guy seems fun. Also, Paige, you did all those like romantic covers for like novels. Did you ever have like, I mean, I know you're like 16, but like, whether they're other teenage boys that you had to like take photos with? You know what? No. I never did any modeling with boys. That was in your contract. Kim put that in the contract. No. Yeah. Oh, you know what? There used to be this one store. I don't even know if it's a store still. It was called Bob's like department store. Bob's? Not Bob's discount furniture. No, different because it's old clothes and I remember I had like a week long shoot in New York and there was a boy my age. I have no idea what his name is. I could never even tell you what it looked like. But of course, I had a crush on him. Yeah. Of course. We had to hold hands. I had never held hands before. I said, yeah. Can you remind me now? Basically. Yeah, and then I grew up and I said that in a scene. To think Penelope Cruz is at home being like, she's blonde, Kate's blonde. So he's not. I know for a fact that Penelope Cruz is actually acting right now. And in like a romance of her own that she's acting. Like they're both doing the same thing that's their job. You know the character of the person that you're marrying. You know deep down in your god if they're going to cheat on you or not, I feel like. And I also feel like you know maybe because I'm just crazy intuition wise. You know when something's off. I just also think people in Hollywood are inherently like super insecure because they have to have, they have to be famous and have people think they're amazing. So like that doesn't bode well for like having a relationship where the person's constantly making out with other a list actresses or actors. I love the word bode. Action says that I've never said that before in my life. You know like I'm sick. I love that. Like bode well. It's just like. That could be the name of your son. Bode. Bode. Wait, you know what I want you to name your daughter and you know what it is, but you won't do it. But Ryan. Oh. That's the one. I want a little girl named Ryan. I know it. And so it goes so well for your family. I like the name like Stevie and Scotty and like Frankie for girls, but I don't want them to have to be like, my name's Francine, but call me Frankie. Like I'm really obsessed with them not having to waste like those seconds of their life constantly. You know what I think about a lot. We're at the age now where like our friends are naming kids. We're thinking about kids names like kids are around. We're at the age. When I was younger, I would always think like, oh my God, when it's time for me to name my kids, am I not going to be able to pick this name because I know someone this name? And like now I'm about the age and I'm like, yeah, I could never name a baby that because I cringe at just the like sound of it. No, it's bad because. especially when you've dated a bunch of guys, they ruin every paper name for you. - Yeah. - Because then next thing you know, you're like, okay, now it reminds me of like, I used to yell at his grandma. Like, I can't just enjoy the name. - There was a baby name that I thought was so cute and I like always loved this name. And I don't know, I was like dating someone and I like went through his phone or something and he was like texting a girl with this name. And I was like, I was like, and then he ruined my baby name. (laughing) - I remember being so pissed. I was like, no, 'cause I, and then I was like, no, I'll forget about it. I'll forget about it. - No. - I didn't forget it. - You didn't forget it. - Also, I date guys with names that I like. Like, I don't date guys with weird ass names. So like, literally every good name I've fucking, I've fucked. - Well, what are we supposed to just be out here changing men's names? - Well, but then it's like, what if I have a son and then that guy's like, wow, she's obsessed with me. She named my son, her son after me. - And you're trying to think if I've ever dated someone with like a weird name. - Oh. (laughing) - Do you know I dated someone one time named Desmond? - Yeah. - How have you never told me that? - I feel like I have, I was in college. - Wait, did you date my husband? - No. - Is this a free job, I mean. - But he was Irish. I dated for like a summer. Like, when I tell you it was like, the girliest college summer fling ever, it was like. - Did he have an Irish accent? - No. - Nobody had like blue eyes, brown hair. He would like come to the door and like, ring the door about to pick me up for dinner. - Oh my god. - It was like a real summer fling. I think I was like, 20. - So cute, anyway. - Why is, can, every week. - Like, what's everyone? All of a sudden, one day I woke up and everyone was just like. - And can. - You didn't come to can. I'm like, where did everyone do, surely not everyone needs to be there. - Also, it's not like next door. I'm like, you guys going across the world for a panel? This is a lot. This is a lot. You could do virtual, you know? You could do a Zoom. - I feel like I see something about can and I'm just like, no. - No, but also can. They just had the film festival. Now they're doing like an advertising festival. - Everything's a festival. - There's a lot of festivals. Which are better than parades, I will say. - I just want to end here because I have been doing some like thoughts and reflection. And if there's one thing about me, I like to acknowledge when I've changed my mind, because I think it's important to let women know that it's okay to change your mind. That's what growing and expanding and that's what life is all about. And so I do think that there are certain situations where it is okay to say one thing and do the other. And I think there are situations where it's okay to be hypocritical. The more I think about it, the more I really put some thought into it, I actually kind of love the Taylor Swift getting married at Madison Square Garden. - I thought you were going to say you're getting both talks. (laughing) - It's official, she's getting married. - No, I mean, I think that's what the chatter has been. - Why not? Have some whimsy. - She's in the heart of New York City, arguably the best city in the entire fucking world. The energy just alone on that day will be so insane. I feel like that's like good karma. Madison Square Garden, she's performed there. It was probably a major highlight of her career. The first time she ever sold out Madison Square Garden, it's iconic, people from all over the fucking world know what Madison Square Garden is. These security detail would be so top notch, not a single paparazzi would be able to get a photo or even get close to getting into the building. I think that's probably a massive piece of mind for her. Surely she has to think about people trying to like, legit come and like. - What are they gonna do about the ice rink? - No, that I don't know. - And then the other thing is, she is billionaire. So she has the capacity to hire her. - Do anything she wants. - Do anything she, she could make it look like a literally completely different place in there. - She better invite the whole next team. I think she will. - That's the other thing people are like, she's inviting a thousand people. I kind of feel like that might be like a lie. I actually think it will be like a normal sized wedding. I heard that there's a lot of people being invited. - Really? - It's gonna be like a crazy spectacle. And I think go for her, like lean in and have fun. Do your thing. - I'm exhausted, like I'm exhausted. - I love how like halfway through. She's like, we should've just alooped. This kind of fucking crazy. - Yeah, I mean, just personally the older I get, if I like think about like what my wedding could potentially be, I do feel like it gets chiller and chiller. - Oh, for sure. For sure you're like, let's do a brunch. - Like I really do just think about my outfits. As long as I have enough things to change outfits, then I'm like, I don't really. - Your wedding day is gonna be you doing a photo shoot for three fucking hours, different backgrounds. - I do have some type of cape, I see it, that like I'm like, where am I making this work? Like I have been ruminating on a cape for like years now. - No, you're gonna have to do a reveal. It's gonna be a whole thing. And then when the party actually starts, no one's gonna know where you are. - People are gonna be like, how do we change them? - We want this one certain drone shot. - Yeah, you're gonna get the shot and you're gonna get out of there. And then you're gonna. - Yeah, we're like, guys, go home, this is weird. - Then you're gonna find it, you're gonna post. It's gonna be iconic and you're like, amazing. We got the shot and your husband's like, we didn't even say I do. - Yeah, she's like, you skipped the whole ceremony, babe. She's like, we're good. We're good. - Okay, so here's what we're doing for the weekend. We're just like wishing Hannah well. - We're like, we're just like, we're sending good vibes. - We have positive energy. - I honestly like, I cook right now just thinking like, having the gigglers know what I'm going through makes me feel less alone 'cause I felt really alone this last week besides my mom who betrayed me and you and my husband and my cat who better never smiles and everyone, I mean, people talk shit about butter though. But also one quick announcement too to make me feel better. Does, does is who lose special drops. - Oh yes, I see that, let's bring that up. - On Friday, go watch Does a Special. If you feel weird watching just like a man, get another man that you know in your life. It could be your dad, it could be like, probably yeah, if you're a boyfriend, if you don't have a boyfriend, like good, good job. A man you met once just like send him the link. I don't know, but everyone watch it and message him and tell him your favorite jokes 'cause we support one man in the arts in this family. - I, DM does, but I didn't know what to say. So I just did the hands up emoji. - He probably loved it. - Two Scorpios trying to show affection. - Yeah, I was just like, good job. - Good job over there. I love you guys. Thank you for not, for giggling. - Thank you for taking the time. - Thank you for taking the time at our emergency press conference and we'll keep you posted and things are going to get better life can be hard sometimes. - Mm-hmm. - Bye. (upbeat music)

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The host of Giggly Squad shares a personal experience of severe facial paralysis and emotional distress after receiving an incorrect Botox injection for TMJ pain, which disrupted her ability to smile and caused significant anxiety.
  2. She reflects on how the experience highlighted the lack of shared learning and support among women in the community, emphasizing the need for open, honest conversations about mental health and shared vulnerabilities.
  3. Amid personal hardship, she finds strength in community support, religious faith, and self-awareness, while also expressing gratitude for her family, friends, and the emotional solidarity of fellow "gigglers" who relate to her struggles.

Summary:

The host of Giggly Squad recounts a traumatic and humbling experience after receiving a Botox injection for TMJ pain at a new clinic, which resulted in an unexpected and severe loss of facial movement, making it difficult for her to smile. Initially unaware of the risks, she felt overwhelmed and anxious, leading to a deep emotional crisis. The incident prompted her to confront her own self-criticism and mental health struggles, particularly her tendency to suppress emotions and hide from vulnerability.

She shares that the experience has brought her closer to her family, especially her mother, and has fostered a sense of community with other women through shared stories of trauma and resilience. The episode underscores how such personal missteps can lead to profound self-reflection, highlighting the importance of openness, mutual support, and emotional honesty in both personal and professional life. Despite the challenges, she remains hopeful, noting that her body and mental state are improving and that the experience has deepened her connection to her community and faith.

She also emphasizes the need for greater awareness around medical risks and the importance of women speaking up about their bodies and mental health, calling on listeners to support one another through empathy and shared experience. Ultimately, the story serves as both a personal confession and a call to action for women to embrace vulnerability as a form of strength.

FAQs

Hannah received Masseter Botox at a new clinic without researching the procedure. She didn't know the risks and noticed her smile became tight and wonky afterward. She later realized the procedure had caused her to lose the ability to smile properly, leading to significant emotional distress.

She felt overwhelmed because the inability to smile disrupted her identity and daily life. As a person who naturally smiles and laughs a lot, the loss of facial expression felt like a personal and emotional crisis, especially since it was unexpected and tied to a medical procedure she didn't fully understand.

The community showed strong support and empathy. Many viewers shared similar experiences of losing the ability to smile or feeling anxiety-related face issues, and some commented that Hannah's story was a powerful reminder of the emotional impact of such health experiences.

Yes, she contacted the doctor who administered the Botox and consulted with other professionals. She also tried saline injections to help with the symptoms, though she noted it didn't fully resolve the issue. She also reached out to her Pilates instructor and friends for emotional support.

Hannah turned to religion and specifically asked for prayer from nuns and the Catholic faith, believing it could help her regain her smile. She expressed that this spiritual connection provided emotional relief and helped her feel supported during a difficult time.

She noted that women often face more scrutiny around facial expressions and are encouraged to smile more, making the loss of a smile feel more personally impactful. She also pointed out that medical procedures like Botox are often approached with less caution in women, despite potential risks.

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